Automobile tire rim



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: saute htZlA gram Win JOSE CRUZ AND PEDRO NOGUERA, OF SEELTON CONNE GTICUT.

AUTOMOBILE TIRE RIM.

Application filed April 29, 1925. Serial No. 26,771.

This invention relates to a wheel rim for holding a tire on the wheel, the general object of the invention bein to provide a rim formed in sections which are hinged together in such a manner that the rim can be collapsed so that a tire-can be easily placed thereon or removed therefrom.

Another object of the invention is to so arrange the hinges and other parts that erence will be had to the accompanyingdrawings, wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which:-

F1gure 1 is an elevation of the improved rim.

Figure 2 is a sectional view through the upper portion of the rim shown in Figure Figure 3 is an elevation, with (parts in section, showing" the rim collapse Figure 4 is a. View of the inner face of the upper portion of the rim shown in Figure 1 Figure 5 is a section on line 5-5'of Fignre 4.

Figure 6 is an enlarged view of one of the fastening members for the link.

the hinge parts.

Figure 7 is a view of the inner face of one section and a portion ofanother section. Figure 8 is'a perspective view of one of Figure 9' is. a View of the link. I

In these views, 1 and 2 indicate main rim sections which. are hinged together, as at 3, and 4: and 5 indicate supplemental rim sections each of which is hinged to a main rim section, as at 6. Eaclrhinge comprises a pair of members 7, each member being formed from a single blank which is cut and bent, as shown in Figure 8 to form the pin barrels 8 and the flat perforated body part 9 which is of double thickness. body parts 9 are fastened to the inner faces of the sections by rivets or the likewhich pass through the perforations in the parts The 9 and through the perforations 10 in the sections. The abutting ends of the section's are cut away, as at 11, to receive the barrel parts of the hinges. Ears 14 are formed .on an end'of a section, on the side walls or flanges thereof, to engage recesses 13 in the abutting end of an adjacent section, so that the abutting ends of the hinged sections will interlock when the rim is expan ed.

beveled parts 15, so as to ma (e a lap joint when the rim is expanded. This form of joint forms an interlocking joint, and thestraight abutting parts 14' will prevent a shearing movement between the end parts of the two sections 4 and 5 which would r'i'esult if the beveled parts 15 were con-- tinued through the inner parts of the sections. 1

In order to hold the rim inexpanded condition, the sections 4 and [5 are con nected together by a link 16 which. is piv oted at its ends to the sections by. means of the staple-like members 17 which have their reduced ends 17. fitting in holes formed in the sections, with the e'xtremities of said ends upset to' rivet the mem-- bers to the sections. The adjacent ends of the sections 4 and .5' are eachprovided with a slot 18 for receiving an edge of the link, when the same is in looking position so that the link will 'close the slots and thus revent the tube and flap from being.

orced into the slots by the air pressure within the tube. V The link is of'slightl-y curved construction to conform with that part of the rim which is slotted.' The hinges and the fastening means for the lmk are so arranged as to not extend beyond the rib 19 of the rim.

A tire is' removed from the rim b first removing the rim from a wheel, an then pulling outwardly on the section 5 w1th.s1-

multaneous inward'pushing of. the section 4 to obtain sufiicicnt movement to ofiset the adjacent ends of these sections. Both sections are then moved inwardly and in this slightly ofl'set relation while the link 16 gather until the parts assume the position shown in Fig. 3. The tire may then be readily removed from the rim. In expanding, the rim, the sections 4. and 5 are pushed outwardly, with the section 5 slightly in advance of the section so that the project- 'will draw the main sections 1 and 2 to-' 65 The free ends of the supplemental sections 4 and 5 have straight arts 14: and

. It is thought ;tion that the advantages and novel features ing emiof section 5 will engage the cut- 'away part of section 4%, es the ends of the two sections come together. The edge of the link 16 will'enter the slots 18 when the as to close *the slots device is expanded so to'be pieced on a The device is then ready wheel or on a carrier.

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the foregoing desc 'ipof our invention will be reeiiilyi apperent. We desire it to be undei-stoo that ,we

mag make changesim the construction andiii-the combination and arrangement of the said rim-sections heingedsipted for end to v end assembly in circumferential relation in" c ended tire supportin I a position, each oi said sections having the 'main sections together, eec

.a link inner aces of said supplemental sections intermediate the ends of said sections,

comp isin a pair enges formed with projections adapted to interiit in sockets eemeo formed in the flanges of adjacent sections, independent hinge means. securing each of said supplemental sections to one of said securing said.

main sections and pivotellg neeiis securing said sections-in abutting incident and t re supiiorting position, and ivotelly seemed jet its ends to the said supplemental sections having the end por tions slotted the ends in abutting coincident relation in tire supporting position; whereby the interfittin of the projections in' the recesses and the ahuttin'g of the ends of the rim sections in expanded tire supporting position directly distributes leteral'stress to the rim circumferential-ly and relieves such stress irom application to the link,'end hinge' meens connecting-the sections.

In testimony whereof we afiz; our signetures! 0 Jose Cece; eeneo' scene,

of said hinge to receive said link, said link. retaining said supplemental sections with 

